The State of Wisconsin is running a serious ad blitz on TV and radio. The ads talk about the number of deaths and serious injuries that occur daily because of car accidents. In short the ads talk about cell phones, drinking and not paying attention as bad driving habits that we all can work on. If we [...]
The Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine has a quick read entitled Politics in Civil Jury Selection. Very interesting.
This is one of the more important parts of my job. Who should I keep on a jury? What questions do I ask in order to figure out who would make a good juror for a particular set of facts. Who will [...]
In this blogesphere world this story is ancient:
A lawyer has won a lawsuit against coffee chain, Starbucks, after a hot cup of decaf was spilled on her foot.
Alice Griffin, a 42 year old Manhattan attorney, says she was at a Starbucks on Seventh Avenue when the clerk failed to put an insulating sleeve on the [...]
A new report discusses how insurance companies make their money. This shouldn’t be a surprise. They take in as much as they can in premiums and pay out as little as possible in claims.
The problem is with some of the tactics that insurance companies use. Here is an example:
Farmers, was in the business of
denying claims [...]
I’ve received a number of calls from clients and potential clients asking about AIG’s financial situation and the federal government’s loan.
If you have auto insurance through AIG or if you were injured because of someone else’s negligence and they have AIG I’d recommend you read this article from WSJ.com.
Specifically:
AIG’s millions of insurance policyholders appear to be considerably [...]
Last Monday was a big day in the world of drug litigation law. The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Wyeth v. Levine case.
The case is about a lot of stuff but it started out as a medical malpractice/improper administering of a drug case:
The case came from Vermont, where a guitarist, Diana Levine, won [...]
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